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A North Carolina gerrymandering effort could oust a Democratic lawmaker who wrote a bill to make it illegal for lawmakers to gerrymander
US Rep. Jeff Jackson said the Republican caucus in North Carolina would draw him out of his district in a gerrymandering effort.
Biden repeatedly derided Trump's tenure in office in a Labor Day speech: 'The great real estate builder … he didn't build a damn thing'
President Joe Biden spoke to a crowd of union workers before a Labor Day parade in Philadelphia on Monday.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said that stuck Burning Man festivalgoers are 'probably being brainwashed' that climate change is 'the root of all evil'
The GOP Rep. also implied that the recent flooding at the event was an act of God against the festivalgoers.
Anderson Cooper says there was a steep learning curve in figuring out how to cover a candidate like Trump
In a recent interview with the New York Times, longtime CNN anchor Anderson Cooper discussed the challenges of covering Trump.
GOP Sen. Mike Lee muses about Burning Man attendees converting to Christianity following disaster: 'God's judgement is real'
The Utah senator highlighted the wild activities that some festival attendees took part in, including orgies and group orgasm hypnosis sessions.
A mom took out over $77,000 in student loans to send her son with autism to college. He got his debt wiped out — but she's still paying hers off with no end in sight.
Marsha Wipperman wanted to give her son the best life possible, even if it meant taking on parent PLUS student loans. Now she just wants relief.
A GOP former state lawmaker who voted for Biden in 2020, was against overturning Roe v. Wade, and supported impeaching Trump could soon be headed to Congress
Former state Rep. Becky Edwards is leading her closest rival by over 20 points in a Utah special primary election, according to one recent poll.
Ibram X. Kendi, anti-racism activist, wasn't surprised when Vivek Ramaswamy compared him to a KKK grand wizard: 'He's doing his job' as a GOP candidate of color
While Vivek Ramaswamy has made some 'outrageous' claims about race, Ibram X. Kendi, said he wasn't surprised about inflammatory comparisons to the KKK.
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Biden told a friend Obama couldn't say 'fuck you' properly: book
According to The Last Politician, Biden viewed the failure as an example of the class divide between him and his former running mate.
Why student-loan borrowers could face a 'perfect storm' of obstacles once payments resume next month
From bureaucratic hurdles to a lack of broad student-loan forgiveness, experts told Insider borrowers are facing a tough repayment road ahead.
A Harvard Law professor says it was 'unbelievably juvenile' for Trump's legal team to cite the infamous 'Scottsboro Boys' case as they pushed for a federal election interference trial in 2026
District Judge Tanya Chutkan rejected the Trump legal team's arguments for more time, and set the federal election interference trial for March 2024.
AOC says the US should apologize for its history of interventions in Latin America: 'It's very hard for us to move forward when there is this huge elephant in the room'
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez told The Guardian it is essential that the US reflect on its previous decisions to overthrow governments that it saw as threats.
Trump's Top 5 defenses in his massive NY financial fraud case, in his own words
While being deposed in NY AG Letitia James' lawsuit, Trump called his financial statements "worthless." It is among many defenses in his upcoming trial.
Newt Gingrich on Trump's enduring appeal with Republican voters: He's 'not a candidate' but the 'leader of a mass movement'
Gingrich told The Washington Post that former President Trump's GOP challengers "are competing with a leader in a completely different world."
A Florida judge struck down a DeSantis-drawn congressional map because it diminished the voting power of Black residents
Florida Sec. of State Cord Byrd said he disagreed DeSantis' redistricting violated the constitution and would appeal to the state Supreme Court.
Kamala Harris has 'rabbit ears' for any criticism about her, a new book claims
Vice President Kamala Harris seemed "instantly aware" of any criticism of her, a new book by Franklin Foer says.
Sen. Ted Cruz is worth at least $2.6 million, according to financial disclosures
Cruz has made significant money since his failed 2016 presidential run, pinning a series of books that have brought in six-figure advances.
Neo-Nazis parade swastika flags in Florida, chanting 'We are everywhere'
Neo-Nazi groups held Labor Day weekend rallies in Orlando. They paraded swastika flags and performed the Nazi salute while harassing passersby.
Rudy Giuliani keeps telling judges he's broke, but won't share financial statements and took a private jet to his Georgia booking
The former top prosecutor is representing himself in several lawsuits instead of hiring a big legal team.
Republican lawmakers want to stop businesses in a small Florida town from displaying rainbow stickers to show they are a safe place for LGBTQ+ people
The initiative gives business owners the opportunity to display rainbow stickers that show the business is a safe space for LGBTQ+ people.
Pennsylvania Democrats won big in 2022, holding the governorship, winning a US Senate seat, and flipping the state House. Now, the state party is being called a 'disaster.'
A Democratic committee member in Pennsylvania told Politico the state party was "amateur hour" despite its victories last year.
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear won't say if he'd follow the state's new Senate vacancy law and appoint another Republican if McConnell steps down
Mitch McConnell's health scare is making people wonder what Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear will do if the longtime senator vacates his seat.
Bill Richardson, the former New Mexico governor and UN ambassador just nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his work to free political prisoners, has died at 75
Richardson played a key role in the negotiations that led to the release of WNBA player Brittney Griner, who was held in Russia for nearly 10 months.
The Biden administration wants to know if Saudi Arabia used American weapons to kill 'hundreds' of migrants
Human Rights Watch has accused Saudi Arabia of killing "hundreds" of migrants and asylum seekers near the Yemen border.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville is worth at least $4.5 million, according to his financial disclosures
After a 36-year college football coaching career including a high-profile stint at Auburn, Sen. Tommy Tuberville joined the Senate in 2021.
After Mitch McConnell's 2nd freezing episode, a Kentucky GOP county chair says he's 'disappointed' that the senator didn't relinquish his leadership role in 2022: 'That would've been a wise decision'
Jessamine GOP chair Bob Barney told The Washington Post "we're all very disappointed" that Mitch McConnell didn't let someone else take over in 2022.
Student-loan borrowers are facing new bills next month — but minor paperwork errors and lost payments are causing 'a lack of clarity about absolutely anything'
The student-loan payment pause might be over, but some borrowers still don't know what their monthly payments will look like in October.
Tucker Carlson claims we're 'speeding toward assassination' of Trump, amping up baseless far-right conspiracy theory
Tucker Carlson claimed Democrats and Republicans feel threatened by Trump and "just can't have" him as president again.
House Republican committee leader says Trump is too old to be the GOP nominee: 'No boomers for nominee'
Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin said that while he support the GOP's nominee, he thinks that Trump is simply too old.
Clarence Thomas' lawyer says a billionaire bought his mom's house because it was in a 'blighted' neighborhood full of 'junkies' and they wanted to help her keep living there
As part of the deal, Crow guaranteed Thomas' mother that she could continue to live in the house, and its then-'blighted' neighborhood, in perpetuity.
Even Tucker Carlson thinks Trump is too old to be president again
Carlson agreed with Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy's point that the nation's leaders are getting too old.
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Trump rambled so much in an NY fraud-case deposition that a lawyer griped, 'We're going to be here until midnight'
Trump went on — and on — about his marble bathrooms while being deposed in Attorney General Letitia James' fraud lawsuit, a new transcript shows.
The White House blasts Marjorie Taylor Greene for risking Americans' 'high stakes needs' by saying she'll only vote to fund the government if Congress moves forward on impeaching Biden
Along with an impeachment inquiry, Rep. Greene said she will not vote to prevent a government shutdown unless funding for Ukraine is cut.
A MAGA news network said its call with Trump was genuine after a report suggested it was an AI fake
Real America's Voice got 17 minutes on the phone with Trump — but commenters immediately suspected it was AI-generated.
Millions of student-loan borrowers' balances are now starting to grow again after over 3 years
On Friday, interest on federal student-loan borrowers' balances once again started to accrue. Monthly bills will become due one month later.
Kim Jong Un feasted at a lavish banquet with gaudy lighting and a showstopping scale model of a nuclear missile
North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong Un was regaled by sailors and sat among some very jazzy lighting on a banquet broadcast on state TV.
Mitch McConnell might be freezing up in public because he's having small seizures, doctors suggest
Doctors have speculated that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell freezing again at a press conference could be a sign of absence seizures.
How Clarence Thomas went from a left-wing Black radical to one of the Supreme Court's most conservative judges
Over his lengthy tenure, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has voted conservatively on issues of race, guns, welfare, and abortion.
Texas is about to shut down an election office in a heavily Democratic county that includes Houston less than two months before the city's mayoral election
The Texas Supreme Court denied an injunction to save the Harris County election office, which will close Friday as part of a new law championed by state Republican leaders.
Capitol physician linked Mitch McConnell's two freezing episodes to 'lightheadedness' from a months-old concussion
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell froze up in the middle of a press conference on Wednesday, just one month after suffering a similar episode.
Disney's firefighters backed DeSantis as he feuded with the company. Now his new board has ignored their pleas and stripped away their park benefits.
"The removal of this benefit takes away, for some, their entire reason for working here," a firefighter named Pete Simon told the Miami Times Online.
McConnell freezes again, raising concern for the 81-year-old Senator's health
Mitch McConnell appeared confused and disoriented when he froze during a press conference in Kentucky.
Forget the Deep State. Trump is at war with the whole state
Trump's attacks have entered a dangerous new phase, seeking to delegitimize not just the "deep state" but the idea of legitimate government itself.
A Texas judge has declared unconstitutional a law championed by Gov. Greg Abbott that limits the power of Democratic-led cities
The law, dubbed "the law that kills," was so broad it prevented local ordinances that mandated things such as water breaks for construction workers.
Donald Trump's latest arrest and no-show at the GOP debate just made voters want him more
A high of 62% of potential Republican primary voters said Trump has the best chance of beating Biden, according to the latest Morning Consult tracking poll.
Clarence Thomas says he flew on private jets because of safety concerns after the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade leaked
In the wake of ProPublica's bombshell reporting, Thomas' use of private jets and acceptance of lavish trips has received significant scrutiny.
Harlan Crow appears throughout Clarence Thomas' 2022 financial disclosure after the Supreme Court justice never mentions gifts and vacations for years
Thomas' decision to disclose flights, food, and lodging paid for by Harlan Crow comes after bombshell reports about the justice's finances.
As Hawaii mourns its dead, 'disaster vultures' are swooping in to make a quick buck
After Hurricane Ian struck Florida, disaster investors swooped in to prey on vulnerable families and turn a quick profit on their damaged homes.
Georgia's GOP state legislative leaders said that calls to defund Fani Willis are 'theatrics' and impossible to accomplish
Republican state Sen. Colton Moore recently warned that his Trump-supporting constituents may try to start a civil war.
Biden's asking Congress for a budget Band-Aid. It'll make student loan repayment easier, secure Social Security and food benefits — and avoid a government shutdown.
The Biden administration is asking Congress for continued funding to keep Social Security running and low-income babies fed.